LibGuides: DMFT-7112: Week 7 Resources

Week 7 Resources

Data Dashboard as Evaluation and Research Communication Tool
Smith, V. S. (2013). Data dashboard as evaluation and research communication tool. New Directions for Evaluation, 2013(140), 21–45.
Read article. This article helps to show the value of dashboards in evaluation.

Program Evaluation Theory and Practice, Second Edition: A Comprehensive Guide by Donna M. Mertens; Amy T. Wilson
ISBN: 9781462536337
Publication Date: 2018-11-21
Mertens, D. M., & Wilson, A. T. (2018). Program evaluation theory and practice, second edition: A comprehensive guide. Guildford Publications.
Read Chapter 13, Communication and utilization of findings and Chapter 14, Meta-evaluation and project management.
These two chapters explore both project management of evaluation as well as consideration of how to communicate findings.
Project Management by Robert J. Collins
ISBN: 9781617614606
Publication Date: 2011-01-01
Collins, R. J. (Ed.). (2011). Project management. Nova Science Publishers.
Read Chapter 4, The Impact of Project Duration on IT Project Success Factors. While this book comes from outside of marriage and family therapy, evaluation is a form of a project, and the ideas discussed in Chapter 4 are useful in thinking about managing time and successfully meeting the goals of an evaluation project.